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Black Donuts – Modernisation an alternative to greenfield plants

Energy costs, trade barriers, stricter ESG requirements and evolving end user requirements are unavoidable realities for tyre makers and can influence investment decisions – specifically whether to ...
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Renewable & recycled: Continental aiming for 40+% in 5 years

Continental is increasing the proportion of renewable and recycled materials in its tyre production. From an average of 26 per cent in 2024, the company aims to increase this figure to at least 40 per ...
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Marangoni Meccanica enters liquidation

As Italian metalworkers’ union Fim Cisl reports on social media, a chapter in the country’s engineering history has come to an end. “After a long and painful decline, Marangoni Meccanica – barring an ...
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Trelleborg to unveil advanced agricultural tyre innovations at Agritechnica 2025

Trelleborg Tires will showcase its latest tyre technologies designed to enhance agricultural productivity, sustainability, and efficiency at Agritechnica 2025 in Hanover, Germany. The company will ...
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Linglong begins 63” OTR tyre production

Only a handful of tyre makers possess the means of producing 63-inch mining tyres, and Linglong Tire reports having joined this exclusive club. On 18 October, its Changchun plant in Jilin Province ...
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Metzeler showing 3 new tyres at EICMA 2025

A trio of new tyres will be the star attractions at the Metzeler stand (Booth i54 in Pavilion 5) during EICMA next month. The brand will present the Sportec 01 and Sportec 01 RS supersport tyres as ...
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Cabot increases TPO-based carbon capacity in North America

Cabot Corporation has enhanced its manufacturing capabilities in North America for circular reinforcing carbons made using tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO) derived from end-of-life tyres. These carbons are ...
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Eden Tyres buys four ex-ATS Euromaster branches

Eden Tyres & Servicing, one of the UK’s fastest-growing independent garage groups, has purchased four former-ATS branches following the sale of a number of sites by the large automotive chain. The new ...
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Cooper Tires elevated to sole Goodyear tier-2 brand

The transition period that followed the sale of the Dunlop brand to Sumitomo Rubber Industries ends on 31 December 2025, with the option of a one-year extension. With this date approaching, The ...
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Transportation and demand changes in the UK tyre market – Direct Tyre Management

Jason Chamberlain from Direct Tyre Management (DTM) addressed NTDA Tyre Industry Conference delegates on UK Trade Challenges and Opportunities. His presentation focused on UK transport overview; UK ...
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Hankook’s 4×4 tyres designed to ‘tackle any terrain’

Hankook’s Dynapro range stands at the core of the tyre manufacturer’s 4×4 collection which includes: the Dynapro MT2, an all-season off-road tyre, the Dynapro AT2, ideal for 4x4s and SUVs, and the ...
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Apollo Tyres relocates Hungary truck tyre production to India

The launch and expansion of Apollo Tyres’s truck tyre distribution strategy across Europe has not gone smoothly. What began in 2017 with the ApolloTyresDirect.com online platform, hit ...